According to Peshawar police, Prof. Dr. Naeemuddin Khattak was killed in a firing incident on Kohat Road during the day on Monday.
Zia-ud-Din Khattak, brother of Dr Naeem-ud-Din Khattak, has filed a case in this regard alleging that two professors of Agriculture University were involved in the murder of Dr Naeem-ud-Din Khattak.
The lawsuit alleges that Prof. Dr. Naeem-ud-Din Khattak had "bitter words on religious opposition" with both of them.
Plaintiff Zia-ud-Din Khattak has said that he is also an eyewitness of this incident.
According to him, he had gone to college to meet his brother on the day of the incident. "After which we both got out of the college and he was in his car while I was riding on a motorbike following him. At the scene I saw the accused on a motorbike pulling out a pistol and firing at his brother." ۔
Peshawar police chief Muhammad Ali told the BBC: "Raids are being carried out to arrest the accused in the case. The motive for the killing could only be determined as a result of the investigation. Nothing can be said about it yet.
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The Ahmadiyya Jamaat has said that Professor Dr Naeemuddin Khattak, a member of its party, has been killed in Peshawar. According to Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya, on their way home from college, unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on them on Kohat Road.
The Ahmadiyya Jamaat has claimed that "a new hate campaign has been launched against Ahmadis across the country, especially in Peshawar, for some time now, which has resulted in increasing provocations".
"We expect the government and the state not to leave their citizens at the mercy of terrorists," the Ahmadiyya Jamaat said. The perpetrators of these incidents will be brought to justice and appropriate steps will be taken to prevent such incidents in future.
It should be noted that in August, an Ahmadi man was targeted and his case was registered against unknown accused.
Who was Dr. Prof. Naeemuddin Khattak?
Advocate Shahbabuddin Khattak, brother of the slain Dr Naeemuddin Khattak, while talking to BBC, said that Dr Prof Naeemuddin Khattak has left a widow and five children among the mourners. They include three daughters and two sons.
He had a PhD in Zoology. He had been serving in Superior Science College Peshawar for a long time.
"Peshawar is a hub for terrorists," he said. Terrorists are roaming openly here. These terrorists pose a threat to human rights activists and progressives in Peshawar. Our brother had received threats before.